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Kansas City MO
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 3,600 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 3,600 searches in July 2026, for Kansas City on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+2.7%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +6% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,315/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · Kansas CityNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 2 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Local church partners with Habitat KC to expand affordable housing in Kansas CityKansas City builders showcase latest housing trends with nearly 300 properties on free tourKansas City nonprofit preserves affordable housing amid growing demandView all 8 Kansas City news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.7%
Migration 2025+2.28/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+26%
Vacancy 20244.2%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,000/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,315 · own $2,315
$1,315RENT
$2,315OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+2.28/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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